The City of Yelm Tree Advisory Board invites everyone to attend the 11th annual Yelm Arbor Day celebration from 11am until noon this Friday, May 9 in Yelm City Park (First St. & Mosman).

Mayor Harding’s Arbor Month Proclamation for April .

This is a good time to remind everyone of the YELM TREE ADVISORY BOARD’S work.
Click here, then Citizen Committees, then Tree Board

Washington State’s Arbor Day is the second Wednesday in April.

Arbor Day is a nationally-celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and care.

Founded by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska in 1872, National Arbor Day is celebrated each year on the last Friday in April.

The National Arbor Day Foundation has published a new hardiness zone map, based on climate data from the past 15 years, that clearly shows the warming trend across the country,” quoting the National Arbor Day Foundation website.

Yelm Parks Board Vacancy
The Yelm Parks Advisory Committee is seeking interested individuals to serve on their Committee. Presently there is one vacancy.
The Committee meets on the second Monday of each month (except July, August and December) at 8:00 a.m. at the Yelm Public Works Conference Room, 901 Rhoton Road.

Any interested citizens, are asked to complete an application. Please mail the application along with a letter of interest to: Mayor Ron Harding, Yelm City Hall – Post Office Box 479, Yelm WA 98597, by 5:00 p.m., Friday, May 9th, 2008.